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Lafferty, Greg - Happiness Is Serious Business

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Happiness Is Serious Business

A nine-part sermon series that looks at the steps in the earthly pursuit of blessedness.
by: Greg Lafferty

Part 1: Eight Steps in the Heavenly Pursuit of Blessedness
Big Idea: Blessedness is a measure of our spiritual maturity.
Subject: Why we should pursue happiness in the Lord
Text: Matthew 5:3-12

Part 2: The Happiness of Helplessness
Big Idea: Our true happiness is dependent upon knowing we are spiritually impoverished.
Subject: Why we must be poor in spirit
Text: Matthew 5:3

Part 3: The Joys of Mourning
Big Idea: We must truly repent in order to experience the comfort of God.
Subject: How to mourn over our sin
Text: Matthew 5:4

Part 4: The Rewards of Meekness
Big Idea: The meek are happy because they are the ones who inherit the earth.
Subject: What it means to be meek
Text: Matthew 5:5

Part 5: The Satisfaction of Righteousness
Big Idea: Soul satisfaction depends upon our hunger for the things of God.
Subject: Why we must hunger for righteousness
Text: Matthew 5:6

Part 6: The Ecstasy of Mercy
Big Idea: We must work to understand and relieve the pain of others, because that is what Jesus did for us.
Subject: How to be merciful
Text: Matthew 5:7

Part 7: The Pleasures of Purity
Big Idea: Seeing God is our reward for cooperating with his work to make us pure in heart.
Subject: What we can do to become pure in heart
Text: Matthew 5:8

Part 8: The Exhilaration of Peacemaking
Big Idea: When we make the sacrifices necessary to bring peace in conflict, we do God's will.
Subject: How to find happiness through peacemaking
Text: Matthew 5:9

Part 9: The Promise of Persecution
Big Idea: While persecution may bring us passing physical and social harm, it also brings lasting spiritual graces.
Subject: How persecution blesses us
Text: Matthew 5:10



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